From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbarrel-chestedˌbarrel-ˈchested adjectiveHBHa man who is barrel-chested has a roundchest that sticks out

Examples from the Corpus

barrel-chested• At its centre was a man of less than averageheight with thinninghair and a somewhat barrel-chested build.• A barrel-chested man in a well-cut suit stood to greet them, gripped her hand firmly.• He was a large, barrel-chested man in his early forties, his black hair plastered to his skull with hair cream.